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Women's network group to meet

The Connections Women's Networking Group will meet at noon Friday in the Petroleum Club.

The meeting's presentation will be on Innov8 Lafayette, an April conference designed to attract and promote creative ideas and innovation in the Lafayette community.

Connections meetings are held monthly at the Petroleum Club. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m.

For reservations, call 236-8252 or email pasonnier815@gmail.com by noon Thursday.

Makeover event to include martinis

Beau Visage, a makeup company owned by Lafayette native Ashley Collins, is offering Makeup and Martinis, a two-hour seminar in which Collins will share makeup application techniques, from 2 to 4 p.m. April 21 at the Evangeline Downs Hotel in Opelousas.

During the seminar, Collins will guide attendees through a makeup bag makeover, teach essentials for daily makeup applications, demonstrate proper makeup application techniques and share makeup tips from the pros.

Collins has worked as a professional makeup artist for more than 10 years, representing MAC, Chanel and Bobbi Brown cosmetics in New York and Atlanta.

Martinis will also be served at the event.

Tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Visit www.beauvisagemakeup.eventbrite.com for more information.

BBB to offer social media series

The Better Business Bureau of Acadiana is offering a three-part social media learning series titled "How to Manage Your Online Reputation" for businesses in the Acadiana area.

The three sessions include "Knowing the Landscape of Social Media," "Where is Your Online Presence" and "Reputation Management" and will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. May 2, May 16 and May 30 at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center.

All three sessions will be presented by local industry experts knowledgeable in how to establish and protect a valuable online business presence.

The mission of the series is to help local businesses build and manage reputations in the social media world with a vision of assisting companies to increase their market share and industry reputations.

The May 2 expert will be Angie Ackman of Adworx Consulting, who will address introduction to social media and its presence, domain names and hosting.

May 16, the expert will be Cheryl Taylor Bowie of Right Angle Advertising, presenting topics on online presence, including demographics, driving traffic to a website.

The May 30 seminar will be hosted by Patti Goodrich and Kevin Kelly of The Bayou Pages. They will address online reputation and taking control of it.

The cost for one session is $35. Two sessions are $60, and all three sessions are $75.

For more information or to register for the series, call Connie Marcantel at (337) 981-3497. Space is limited and the deadline for registration is April 29. Advance payment is required.

The BBB of Acadiana works for a trustworthy marketplace by maintaining standards for truthful advertising, investigating and exposing fraud against consumers and businesses. Please contact the BBB at www.acadiana.bbb.org or (337) 981-3497 24 hours a day for information on businesses throughout North America.

The BBB of Acadiana services the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Landry and Vermilion.

- From staff reports

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Women's network group to meetThe Connections Women's Networking Group will meet at noon Friday in the Petroleum Club.The meeting's presentation will be on Innov8 Lafayette, an April conference